Arts & Design

FEATURE

‘Do nothing’: Amanda Heng’s un-Singaporean artwork at the Venice Biennale

The Singapore Pavilion is a meditation on rest, ageing and the body

Hamlet as you've never seen it, staged by Teatro La Plaza and played by a cast of actors with Down syndrome.
ARTS

Sifa 2026: classic theatre, radically reimagined

Hamlet, Hedda Gabler and Death of a Salesman return with bold new interpretations

In the kitchen are new alcoves set into the brick walls, a new dining table and dining chairs.
DESIGN

Home of the past, present and future

This shophouse is filled with tactile and personal touches drawn from craft techniques and inspired by its architectural features

Kohtei's ship-like structure is clad in wooden shingles adapted from the traditional kokerabuki technique.
TRAVEL

On the design trail in Hiroshima

The historic Japanese city weaves architectural wonders into its multifaceted landscapes

A detail of Ahmad Zakii Anwar's painting of bananas in "Passion Is Volcanic: Desire In Southeast Asian Art".
ARTS

National Gallery Singapore: Sex and desire in South-east Asian art

The museum’s new exhibition is the first to be rated R(18)

The iconic rainbow blocks of Rochor Centre were demolished in 2018 to 2019 to make way for the North-South Corridor.
ARTS

20 photos that show how dramatically Singapore has changed in two decades

Top architectural photographer Darren Soh revisits 20 years of documenting the city’s vanishing landscapes

Helmets, drones, stretchers and other symbols of war take centrestage in Ai Weiwei's solo show.
ART

Ai Weiwei in Singapore: Drones meet van Gogh in anti-war exhibition

His new solo show explores the human cost behind modern conflict

In Makan Culture, the audience gets to eat local food and debate over what makes "high" or "low" culture.
ARTS

Singapore’s food and hawker culture take to the stage

The city’s favourite dishes are powering new plays about who we are

Dick Lee and Jacintha Abisheganaden married in 1992 and divorced in 1997 after "the music stopped".
ARTS

Jacintha, Dick Lee and the truth about their marriage

Upcoming theatre show looks at their past through layered storytelling and music

After years of absence, Luke Heng returns with a new set of enigmatic paintings at Yeo Workshop.
ARTS

5 art shows to see in March

From Luke Heng to Rirkrit Tiravanija, here are the standout artists and exhibitions to catch